BDC in SAP ABAP Strategies For

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Batch Data Communication(BDC)

SAP BDC stands for batch data communication and it is a technique using with
legacy data or data loading in to SAP system which is not updated in the SAP
systems. For example, company decides to adapt its systems and procedures to
SAP, and installs SAP, it will have to upload a huge volume of data that are a part of
its legacy systems or old systems into the SAP system. This technique is done
through SAP BDC (Batch Data Communication).

Types of BDC method—>

1. Call transaction - used when we want to update low amount of the
data.
2. Session Method - used when we want to update bulk amount of the
data.

Steps to upload data in SAP system using BDC —>

Step 1 - Pass the notepad data to internal table.

Step 2 - We need to record the session using tcode “SHDB” to get the dummy BDC
structure for FI01 screen.
Step 3 - After recording the session we need to write the BDC code to pass the
internal table data to the internal table of BDC structure according to the recording.
Step 4 - Then data in the BDC internal table need to be updated in the database
table using any BDC method via FI01 screen.

Notepad data to be added —>

Step 1 - Pass the notepad data to internal table.
Coding Screen —>
Way to check if data is successfully passed to the internal table

Step 1 - Place break point at Perform statement and execute the code
Step 2 - Click on DESKTOP 3 option. After that click on F5 Functionality and then on
F6 Functionality.

Step 3 - After clicking on F6 Functionality a message box will appear asking for
permission to access the file. Click on Allow radio button.
Step 4 - After allowing double click on the internal table and the internal table will
appear in the right grid having information of how many records it has.

Step 5 - Double click on the internal table name in the right grid.
Step 6 - After double clicking you can see the notepad data is successfully
transferred to the internal table
Step 2 - We need to record the session using tcode “SHDB” to get the dummy BDC
structure for FI01 screen.
Step 1 - On “SHDB” code window click on New Recording button

Step 2 - After clicking on New Recording a new dialogue will appear. Fill the required
buttons and click on Start Recording
Knowledge Cloud—>
BDC OKCODE — It is the final button we press or action we do after filling
up the required fields.

Step 3 - Fill the required fields and click on ENTER (BDC OKCODE for this screen)
Step 4 - After clicking enter a second screen will appear.

Step 5 - Fill the fields as per the requirement and click on “SAVE”(BDC OKCODE
for this screen)
Step 6 - After saving you will see the BDC Dummy structure.
Step 3 - After recording the session we need to write the BDC code to pass the internal
table data to the internal table of BDC structure according to the recording.

Coding Screen —>

Step 4 - Then data in the BDC internal table need to be updated in the database table
using any BDC method via FI01 screen.
Call transaction method — >
Syntax —
CALL TRANSACTION ‘TCODE’ USING BDC_ITAB MODE MODE_NAME UPDATE
UPDATE_NAME MESSAGES INTO ITAB_BDC-MSGCOLL.

Coding Screen —> Only addition is in BDC_PROCESS subroutine.

After execution you will see records passing one by one.

Data after successfully passed in database table

Modes in Call Transaction —>
There are 3 types of Modes -
1. A - All screens - it is the default mode, we have to pass data one by one.
2. N - No screen - in this mode data is passed in the background.

3. E - Error Screen - it is used to show if there is any error in the execution.

Update in Call Transaction —>

There are 2 types of Update
1. A - asynchronous - in this the processing of next job will not wait for the
completion of the previous job.
2. S - synchronous - in this the processing of next job will wait for the
completion of previous job.

NOTE - Call transaction are always Asynchronous.

In Update we will not get any message if the code execution is done successfully or
not. So we use a predefined structure BDCMSGCOLL and a predefined function
module FORMAT_MESSAGE in order to select required message.

Coding Screen —
Output—>
Database Table—>

Session method — >

There are 3 Function Modules for bulk update of the data -
1. BDC_OPEN_GROUP
2. BDC_INSERT
3. BDC_CLOSE_GROUP
Coding Screen —
After executing the program will run in session. To access session screen we have
to go to transaction code “SM35”.
On SM35 screen select the session and then click on process. After clicking on
process a new window will appear having multiple options.
Process/foreground means we have do the task manually.
Display only error means only the error in the execution will be shown
Background means it will be done automatically in the background
After clicking on the process radio button on the new window the data will get
uploaded to the data base table. This green tick will tell that the execution is
successful without any error.